Compare Retext and Cotypist side-by-side. See which autocomplete app is the best fit for your workflow.
Choose Retext if you want suggestions from your own snippets (beta) and a full text expander in one app.
Choose Cotypist if you need AI that finishes your sentences in any app.
Cotypist writes longer AI suggestions than Retext, up to a whole line, and runs fully on your Mac. In beta, Retext suggests your own snippets first and only adds up to eight words from Apple's on-device model when none fits. Pick Cotypist for open-ended AI help, and Retext if you want saved wording and a text expander in one app.
Native Mac text expander that suggests your own snippets as ghost text, and a few words from Apple's on-device model when none fits (both in beta). Press Tab to accept.
Pricing:
Autocomplete comes with every plan. See the pricing page.
Free tier: Snippet and AI suggestions, plus 5 snippets
Runs on: Mac
Best for:
On-device AI autocomplete for Mac that suggests the rest of your sentence as you type
Pricing:
Plus 6/month or 72/year (1 Mac); Pro 9/month or 108/year (up to 3 Macs) (currency not shown)
Free tier: 100 accepted words a day, plus a 30-day Pro trial with no card
Runs on: Mac
Best for:
| Feature | Retext | Cotypist |
|---|---|---|
| Inline Autocomplete | Beta | |
| Snippet Expansion | Not available | |
| Grammar & Rewriting | ||
| Privacy & Local Storage | ||
| Cross-Platform |
| Product | Pricing Model | Price | Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retext | Freemium | Autocomplete comes with every plan. See the pricing page. | Snippet and AI suggestions, plus 5 snippets |
| Cotypist | Freemium | Plus 6/month or 72/year (1 Mac); Pro 9/month or 108/year (up to 3 Macs) (currency not shown) | 100 accepted words a day, plus a 30-day Pro trial with no card |
Cotypist learns from your typing rather than storing snippets, so there's nothing to export. Save the phrases you repeat as Retext snippets.
Cotypist writes longer AI suggestions than Retext, up to a whole line, and runs fully on your Mac. In beta, Retext suggests your own snippets first and only adds up to eight words from Apple's on-device model when none fits. Pick Cotypist for open-ended AI help, and Retext if you want saved wording and a text expander in one app.
Yes. Cotypist's free option: 100 accepted words a day, plus a 30-day Pro trial with no card. Paid: Plus 6/month or 72/year (1 Mac); Pro 9/month or 108/year (up to 3 Macs) (currency not shown).
Yes. Retext's free plan includes snippet and AI suggestions, plus 5 snippets. Autocomplete comes with every plan. See the pricing page.
Cotypist runs on Mac. Retext runs on Mac.
Cotypist is the better fit for AI that finishes your sentences in any app, private, on-device suggestions and help writing new text quickly. Choose Retext if you want suggestions from your own snippets.
Cotypist learns from your typing rather than storing snippets, so there's nothing to export. Save the phrases you repeat as Retext snippets.
Download Retext, turn on autocomplete in Settings, and press Tab to accept.
Sources
Cotypist, checked October 28, 2026: Cotypist · Cotypist pricing
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